| Publication Type |
thesis |
| School or College |
School of Medicine |
| Department |
Family & Preventive Medicine |
| Author |
Patrick, Kevin Michael |
| Title |
Cost-benefit analysis of an immunization program for pneumococcal pneumonia in a health maintenance organization |
| Date |
1979-12 |
| Description |
This study determined whether an immunization program aimed at pneumococcal pneumonia could be justified on a cost-benefit basis. The population considered was that of Family Health Program, a health maintenance organization located in Salt Lake City. Standard methods of cost-benefit analysis including consideration of direct and indirect costs and benefits were adapted to a decision-analysis-based mathematical model. When direct costs and benefits only were evaluated neither an immunization program aimed at all adults nor one aimed at those traditionally considered to be high risk of development of the disease could be justified. This conclusion was relatively insensitive to variation of the input variables used. It was demonstrated however that if a pool of "very high risk" individuals could be identified, then a immunization program aimed solely at them could be justified. When direct and indirect costs and benefits were evaluated it was determined that an immunization program could be justified if it were aimed at those traditionally considered to be at high risk of development of pneumococcal pneumonia. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
University of Utah |
| Subject |
Family Health Program; Utah; Pneumococcal Pneumonia |
| Subject MESH |
Cost-Benefit Analysis; Immunization; Immunization Programs |
| Dissertation Institution |
University of Utah |
| Dissertation Name |
MS |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation is Version of |
Digital reproduction of "A Cost-benefit analysis of an immunization program for pneumococcal pneumonia in a health maintenance organization Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "A Cost-benefit analysis of an immunization program for pneumococcal pneumonia in a health maintenance organization" available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, RA 4.5 1979 P38. |
| Rights Management |
© Kevin Michael Patrick. |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
3,171,268 bytes |
| Identifier |
undthes,4289 |
| Source |
Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available). |
| Master File Extent |
3,171,327 bytes |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6bc41bt |
| Setname |
ir_etd |
| ID |
191030 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bc41bt |
